GASTRIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gastrin mean? 

• GASTRIN (noun)
  The noun GASTRIN has 1 sense:

1. polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated

  Familiarity information: GASTRIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTRIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("gastrin" is a kind of...):

gastrointestinal hormone; GI hormones (hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning)

 Context examples 

An immunotoxin containing an epitope of human gastrin conjugated to diphtheria toxin, with antineoplastic activity.

(Gastrin Immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

Gastrin causes the stomach to release an acid that helps digest food.

(Gastrin, NCI Dictionary)

This site contains endocrine cells that produce gastrin and somatostatin.

(Antrum Pylori, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of gastrin hormone present in a sample.

(Gastrin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

It may or may not be associated with inappropriate secretion of gastrin and an associated clinical syndrome.

(Pancreatic Gastrin-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Levels of the neurohormone bombesin, also known as gastrin releasing peptide (GRP), are elevated in lung and thyroid cancers, where the substance acts as an autocrine growth factor.

(MoAb Bombesin (ITC-D), NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the gastrin hormone in a biological specimen.

(Gastrin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The principal stimulants of acid secretion at the level of the parietal cell are histamine (paracrine), gastrin (hormonal), and acetylcholine (ACh; neurocrine).

(Gastric Acid Secretion Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The patient receives an injection of the hormone gastrin or insulin.

(Gastric acid secretion test, NCI Dictionary)

The patient receives a 3-hour infusion of a substance called calcium gluconate and the amount of gastrin in the blood is measured.

(Calcium infusion test, NCI Dictionary)